Introduction - Symbol MC9000-K Product Reference Manual

Introduction

Terminal Configuration Manager (TCM) is an application used to customize flash file system
partitions for the mobile computer. The most common use is to create an application partition hex file
that contains the customer's application. TCM can also be used to load hex files to the flash memory
of the mobile computer.
The program resident on the mobile computer that receives the hex file and burns it to the flash
memory is called Initial Program Loader (IPL).
The customization of partitions is controlled by TCM scripts. The scripts contain all of the necessary
information for building an image. The script is a list of copy commands specifying the files to copy
from the development computer to the partition.
TCM works with a pair of directory windows, one displaying the script and the other displaying the
source files resident on the development computer. Using standard windows drag and drop
operations, files can be added and deleted from the script window.
The SMDK includes scripts used by Symbol Technologies to build the standard factory installed
Platform and Application partitions provided on the mobile computer. The standard Platform partition
contains drivers while the Application partition contains demo applications and optional components.
The standard TCM scripts can be found in the following folder: C:\Program Files\Symbol Windows CE
SMDK (PDT9000)\SymbolPlatforms \PDT9000\TCMScripts.
Before creating a script to build a hex image, identify the files required
(system files, drivers, applications, etc.) and locate the files' source
directories to make the script building process easier.
The required processes for building a hex image in TCM include:
• Starting TCM
• Defining script properties
• Creating the script for the hex image
• Building the image
• Sending the hex image
• Creating a splash screen
• Flash storage.
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